Cueva del Esplendor
Cueva del Esplendor (5°38’24″ N 75°48’35″W) is a cave with a small waterfall inside; it’s located a few kilometers from Jardín (5°35’56″ N 75°49’08″W). But perhaps even better than the cave itself are the views on trails towards the cave. There are two trails, part of one of them you can go on a mototaxi from the city.
More or less 5°37’18″ N 75°49’42″W, shortly after depart from mototaxi, on the western trail, you need to go by foot the rest of the trail.
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Cueva del Esplendor is on private ground and you need to pay to enter. Payment is made at the house, where two trails meet (5°38’33″ N 75°48’29″W) and from there is a short walk towards the cave. I was there shortly after 8:00 and I was alone. Next person arrived shortly after 9:00.
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The second (eastern) trail has poor markings, I got lost two times and many times I were wondering which way I should go.
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Around 5°37’38″ N 75°48’15″W.
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Around 5°37’08″ N 75°48’41″W.
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View on Jardín from viewpoint at Cerro Cristo Rey (5°36’17″ N 75°49’05″W).
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